title: Function and evolution of nodulation genes in legumes.
abstract: Root nodule (RN) symbiosis has a unique feature in which symbiotic bacteria fix atmospheric nitrogen. The symbiosis is established with a limited species of land plants, including legumes. How RN symbiosis evolved is still a mystery, but recent findings on legumes genes that are necessary for RN symbiosis may give us a clue.
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, 2-1-2 Kannondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan. keisukey@affrc.go.jp
authors.forename: Keisuke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yokota
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hayashi
mesh_terms: D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D007887:Fabaceae / Q000235:genetics*; D009586:Nitrogen Fixation; D012231:Rhizobium / Q000235:genetics*; D053204:Root Nodules, Plant / Q000235:genetics*; D013559:Symbiosis